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Academic Year 2002/2003

Women, Health and Technology
SOC 227 FA
Crosslistings:
SISP 357
WMST 227

What is it like for women physicians today? What are the politics of the delivery of health care to women? Has beauty become a health issue? Can women physicians make a difference in the way health care is delivered to women patients? What is the relationship between the work women do and the illnesses they get? What role does medical technology play in the health care women receive today? In this course we will explore the relationship between women's roles in the medical system as both providers and consumers and the development and use of medical technologies. A variety of feminist theoretical analyses will be applied to the range of topics under discussion.

MAJOR READINGS

Ehrenreich and English, NURSES, WITCHES AND MIDWIVES
Lorder, WOMEN PHYSICIANS
Batt, PATIENTS NO MORE: THE POLITICS OF BREAST CANCER
Fisher, IN THE PATIENT'S BEST INTEREST
Ehrenreich and English, COMPLAINTS AND DISORDERS
Luker, DUBIOUS CONCEPTIONS
Daniels, AT WOMEN'S EXPENSE
Fried, FROM ABORTION TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

A research paper. A class presentation. Reading journals.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

A prerequisite override form, secured through the Registrar's office, will be available for SISP and WMST majors as well as pre-med students. I will save spaces for pre-med students who may not be allowed to register by computer. Sophomores will be considered during the Drop/Add period.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: SOC151 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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